The Power of GitOps and the Rise of ArgoCD
Published on January 23, 2026 by Lefteris Chrysochoidis
Hello Everyone!
We are excited to invite you to our first meetup of the year, featuring a very special guest who will demonstrate to us the magic of GitOps and ArgoCD!
Topic
Everyone is talking about GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and cloud-native workflows. Yet, in practice, many teams still struggle with the fundamentals or misunderstand how GitOps is meant to work.
In this talk, we will explore:
We are excited to invite you to our first meetup of the year, featuring a very special guest who will demonstrate to us the magic of GitOps and ArgoCD!
Topic
Everyone is talking about GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and cloud-native workflows. Yet, in practice, many teams still struggle with the fundamentals or misunderstand how GitOps is meant to work.
In this talk, we will explore:
- The core principles of GitOps
- The end-to-end GitOps flow
- Key benefits and real-world challenges
- A quick introduction to ArgoCD, followed by a live demo showcasing the elegance of GitOps in action
- Common anti-patterns observed while helping organizations adopt GitOps and ArgoCD
💡 Whether you are just getting started or already using GitOps in production, this session will offer valuable insights and practical takeaways.
🎤 Speaker
Our very own Patroklos Papapetrou (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ppapapetrou/) Lead Open Source Engineer at Octopus Deploy - will be presenting the topic!
Patroklos is the founder of our SKG Java Community, which he started 12 years ago - for which we are very grateful 🙏 - so this talk is extra special for us!
🎯 Whether you are a Java developer, DevOps engineer, Architect, or simply curious about GitOps, we would love to see you there!
Agenda
Our very own Patroklos Papapetrou (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ppapapetrou/) Lead Open Source Engineer at Octopus Deploy - will be presenting the topic!
Patroklos is the founder of our SKG Java Community, which he started 12 years ago - for which we are very grateful 🙏 - so this talk is extra special for us!
🎯 Whether you are a Java developer, DevOps engineer, Architect, or simply curious about GitOps, we would love to see you there!
Agenda
- 7:00 - 7:15 Arrival / Networking
- 7:15 - 7:20 Meetup Intro
- 7:20 - 8:20 The Power of GitOps and the Rise of ArgoCD!
- 8:20 - 9:00 Pizza & Snacks by Chubb\
🙏 Chubb (https://www.chubb.com) will be sponsoring our pizzas for the event! 🍕 You can view the open roles and their requirements for Java Software Engineers, Test Engineers, Cloud Engineers, as well as many other roles here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=4135270981&f_C=1269&geoId=104677530
Gifts 🎁
Make sure you RSVP and join the event, to get a chance to win a JetBrains 100% free license (for any product).
Our traditional Vasilopita (New Year's pita cutting) will take place during the event - one lucky winner will receive a special gift!
As always, the event is free of charge. Just bring your best mood and enjoy 🙂
Event Date: Thursday 22nd of January - OkThess.
RSVP and more details: https://www.meetup.com/thessaloniki-not-only-java/events/312883189/
See you all there!
Lefteris, Dimitris
Gifts 🎁
Make sure you RSVP and join the event, to get a chance to win a JetBrains 100% free license (for any product).
Our traditional Vasilopita (New Year's pita cutting) will take place during the event - one lucky winner will receive a special gift!
As always, the event is free of charge. Just bring your best mood and enjoy 🙂
Event Date: Thursday 22nd of January - OkThess.
RSVP and more details: https://www.meetup.com/thessaloniki-not-only-java/events/312883189/
See you all there!
Lefteris, Dimitris